With a host of feature race wins during the Victorian spring racing carnival, Irishman John Allen has confirmed his emergence from jumps jockey to big-race rider on the flat. He now sits at the top of the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership on 20 winners, one ahead of reigning champion Craig Williams…. Read More »

Kenedna has returned from retirement to land the Group Two Matriarch Stakes at Flemington. The Darren Weir-trained five-year-old was retired after one run as a four-year-old following a string of problems. She was heading to stud until Weir inspected her at his farm at Baringhup and convinced the owners to… Read More »

The Cup Carnival at Flemington concludes this Saturday with a Group l double header, headlined by the VRC Sprint Classic (1200m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out eight metres for the entire circuit. Mackinnon Field 🏆: View the Mackinnon Stakes Field VRC… Read More »

View the final field for the 2018 Matriarch Stakes. The Matriarch Stakes will be run on Saturday 10th November at Flemington racecourse. Time: 3:30pm Distance: 2000m Class: Group 2 Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Matriarch Stakes? – Comment below No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight… Read More »

Jockey Regan Bayliss believes a decision to bypass the Carbine Club Stakes with lightly raced three-year-old Yulong January can reap a reward in a Listed race at Flemington. Yulong January has won three of his four starts with his only defeat a second to Ranier in the Listed Gothic Stakes… Read More »

Dual Oaks placegetter Sheezdashing could cap a memorable Melbourne Cup carnival for the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra stable in the Group Two Matriarch Stakes. Sheezdashing runs in Saturday’s Matriarch (2000m) for mares and will be out to add to the wins of stablemate Aristia who claimed the Group Two… Read More »

A really good bunch of mares will take their place in the Matriarch Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday and punters are rallying around one of the class mares. That is Eckstein, who ran in the Empire Rose last Saturday and didn’t have much luck in the straight behind Shillelagh…. Read More »

Sportsbet.com.au have got their markets out for racing this Saturday, and we have tried to find four runners that appears overs in betting. Flemington Race Three Number 7 Signore Fox ($23): Snowden trained colt who put together a couple of sharp wins prior to racing in the Gothic at Caulfield… Read More »

Sydney visitor Nettoyer has appreciated a drop in grade to claim an impressive victory over the Cox Plate distance at Moonee Valley. Settling back in the field, the Wendy Roche-trained mare came widest on the home turn to win the Westin Melbourne Handicap (2040m) under Regan Bayliss. Nettoyer had been… Read More »

Trainer Ken Keys has elected to delay the start of Spanish Reef’s spring campaign until the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at Moonee Valley. Keys believes the 1600m-race on September 8 is a better starting point than the 1400m against Group One opposition in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on… Read More »

Classy mare Sedanzer has dispelled any doubts about her wet-track ability by scoring a dominant win in the Group Two Brisbane Cup at Doomben. Tim Clark continued his bumper winter carnival campaign for trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott when he rode Sedanzer, the $2.80 favourite, to a 2-1/4 length… Read More »

Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have continued their excellent Melbourne Cup carnival collecting more success on the final day. Lining up for her seventh race start, Savapinski led throughout to claim Saturdays Group Two Matriarch Stakes. The victory provided the Waterhouse and Bott stable their fifth win for the… Read More »

Cup Week wraps up at Flemington this Saturday with a cracking nine race card, headlined by the best sprinters in the world going at it in the Darley Classic (1200m). The weather is fine, the track is good (3) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit.

View the field and barriers for the 2017 Matriarch Stakes. The Matriarch Stakes will be run on Saturday 11th November at Flemington racecourse. Time: 3:30PM Distance: 2000m Class: Group 2 Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Matriarch Stakes? – Leave a comment below No Horse Trainer… Read More »

Trainer Darren Weir will consider returning Tahanee to Flemington for a stakes race after her success on Melbourne Cup day. Nominated for the Group Two Matriarch Stakes (2000m) on Saturday, Weir said the mare only needs to please in the coming days to take her place after winning the TAB.com.au… Read More »

Kris Lees will look to take Karavali to Flemington for the Matriarch Stakes after her impressive 2000m-win at Randwick at her first try at the distance. The Group Two Matriarch at Flemington on November 11 is also over 2000m and the manner of her win has Lees convinced she can… Read More »

Wheal Leisure has added to a successful past week for trainer Archie Alexander with victory in the $250,000 Inglis Cup at Caulfield. The mare upset $1.55 favourite Hardham to win Sunday’s 2000m-race by 1-3/4 lengths, bringing up the fourth winner from seven runners in the past five days for the… Read More »